PHYS 2A - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS

    Recent Professors
    N. Timmons, R. Radzyminski, D. Dixon, N. Eltawil, L. Perez
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    32–34 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    Prerequisite: MATH 124
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of PHYS 2A
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    A study of mechanics, vibration and waves, fluids, and thermodynamics. Topics include kinematics and dynamics in one and two dimensions, Newton's Laws of motion, energy and momentum, conservation principles, statics, kinematics and dynamics of rotation, elasticity, Hook's Law, simple harmonic motions, wave behavior, interference and standing waves, properties of fluids, Pascal's and Bernoulli's principles, temperature, heat calorimetry, the gas laws, and the laws of thermodynamics. Intended for students in the sciences and related subjects who are required to complete a physics course based on trigonometry.
    Usually Held
    Mon 12:30pm–3:20pm, Mon Wed 10:30am–12:20pm, Thu 7:00pm–9:50pm, Tue 6:00pm–9:50pm